Sorry, I,m from the old school. I saved my money and when I see what we want we,ll buy it. I don,t like ordering anything, The only thing I,ve had to order in the last 20 +years .was the heated gear from gerbings and that was because there wasnt a dealer within 300 miles that had a coat in stock of my size to try on. Dan

 

If you try to add all the items and make your own SE Ultra you would spend more than the MSRP.

I agree with Blueslover...you can build a nice 103" that will be better than the 110" and cost less.

Also the factory110"is not all that great in stock form because they are still EPA controlled. Change the pipes, possibly the intake and get the bike dyno tuned using a SERT or PCIII and you will get all the power. Remember, HDs numbers are at the crank...not the wheel.

I would never buy any bike that over MSRP. My wife liked the SE Ultra and all the goodies but for $38K...no thanks.

 

Like I said, the Springers and Dyna's tend to sit on the floor for a while, so it's not all that unusual to see one of those in whatever color. The "Casper" (White and Silver) is probably going to be the least popular color this year, the red/orange/silver next, and the Anni number one. Distribution of CVO's is based on dealer size and sales volume...small dealers may only be allotted one or two for the entire year, where someone like Earl Small might see a dozen or more. Actually, the SEUC Anni will see about 1800 units produced, while the others will be much less. Even with 4400 or so CVO Ultras produced in 06/07/08 (each year), that's a small number compared to the "regular" Ultras. If you go to any large bike event, you will see some CVO bikes, but compared to the rest of the bikes there, they are few and far between. I'm not saying they are "rare", but relatively speaking, they are. I'm always surprised by the nuber of HD owners who do not even know what they are looking at when they see a CVO at a rally, thinking it's a one off bike, which it's not.

Bike sales are slow now, regardless of model/make...HD is taking a beating, lowering production, etc in an effort to prop up pricing, and it will probably get worse before it gets better. They are also having quality control issues, IMO, which, if they don't address soon, will hurt them badly in the long run. I'm 56 years old, loyal to HD, but customers like me are dying out, and the younger buyer demands a high quality, trouble free product, no matter what it is, so HD had better get it together quickly, and produce a trouble free product that appeals to the 30 something year old buyer who can go spend 10 K or less and get something faster, more reliable, and with more features, bells, and whistles. The MOCO better stop worrying about their stock prices and do some serious R&D, address quality, and dealer/customer relations before it's too late. A LOT of parts on your HD are made in China now...crankshafts being one.

 

I bought a 2005 FLHTCUi used this season. I love it. The original sticker was around $21k I believe. The additional parts and labor for just chrome & lights was $5,800. You add in freight, tax licensing. You are talking, for a TC88 Ultra with chrome, for just under $30k. You can add around $4k or more to that for parts and install of SE components

We all know that a top of the line product brings top of the line $$.

Harley has a product line (from Sporty to SE Ultra), just like GM (Cobalt to the Top Cadillac). If they are asking $45 grand for a bike, the dealer must have buyers for that bike. If not, they would drop the price. Simple supply and demand.

At the Metrodome in MN, they sell a beer for about $6.75. Is is worth it??? To some it is.

Bottom line, we all have our idea of a "Dream Bike". Some guys prefer the SE, and will drop down for it.

 

The special badge that comes on the anny.copper/brown with yellow stripe CVO models says they are whatever number of 1005 made.

 

I was at Bruce Rossmeyers in Daytona and they had a SE Ultra for 55,000 (2008). VERY proud of it if you ask me. It looked good but not 55,000 worth.

 

Steve O is absolutely correct on everything except the HP.It is not 110 but more like 85-90 if that much. Torque is correct but measured at the crank not the wheel where it counts. Very true about bolting on stuff. I have quite a bit more in my Ultra than the cost of an se and if they had been making them in 03 that is exactly what I would have gotten. If they continue to make them and my guess is that they will, i will grab one next year. They sell very well which is why they are the only SE that has continued into a third year.

 

Gunrunner...not trying to argue with you here, but were you looking at an Ultra anni edition or something else? All material I've read this year says the anni SEUC will be 1800 units, with 1200 each of the other two colors, give or takea couple of hundred.

 

They had a White Gold Ultra SE in the showroom a couple of weeks ago. Haven't seen it since. It was priced at 39,995.

I checked. So far, I've spent $340 adding goodies to my Ultra, mostly in the IDS, heat shields and fork wind deflector. Just another $400 and it will be just like I want it.

If I had the bucks, I would certainly get an SE, but since I don't, I am content with the Ultra as it comesplus the few things I want extra.

 

Yeah, they had a couple (2) 07 SE Ultra's on the floor too for around 45K if I remember right. Don't know if it was "special" Biketoberfest pricing or not...but I made the same comment, VERY VERY proud....

Adamec in Jacksonville had one on the floor last week, looked at it several times over a weeks period, (08 in the silver/white) for around $36,500.